01四大名著《三国演义》 Three Kingdoms《西游记》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions02经典作品《史记》 Historical Records《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror;Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety《孙子兵法》 The Art of War《三字经》 The Three-Character scripture;The Three-Word Chant《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio03近现代佳作《围城》 Fortress Besieged《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw/James《茶馆》 Teahouse《边城》 The Border Town《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City《十八春》 Eighteen Springs04四书五经四书五经 The Four Books and The Five Classics1、四书 the Four Books《大学》 The Great Learning《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean《论语》 The Analects of Confucius《孟子》 The Mencius/The Works of Mencius2、五经 The Five Classics《春秋》 the Spring and Autumn Annals《诗经》 The Books of Songs;The Book of Odes《易经》(《周易》) I Ching; The Book of Changes《礼记》 The Book of Rites《尚书》 (《书经》) The Books of History05传统节日十二生肖the twele Chinese zodiac signs本命年one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches传统节日traditional holidays春节the Spring Festival元宵节the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month)清明节the Pure Brightness Festival / the Tomb-sweeping Day (April the 5th)端午节the Dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month)中秋节the Moon Festival / the Mid-Autumn Day (15th of the eight lunar month)重阳节the Double Ninth Day / the Aged Day06天干地支阳历 solar calendar公历 Gregorian calendar阴历 lunar calendar天干 heavenly stem地支 earthly branch闰年 leap year二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms民间传说 folklores寓言 fable传说 legend神话 mythology古为今用,洋为中用 make the past serve the present and the foreign serve china赋诗 inscribe a poem对对联 matching an antithetical couplet07中国瑰宝习武健身 practice martial art for fitness气功 qigong, deep breathing exercises篆刻 seal cutting upriteous工艺, 手艺 workmanship / craftsmanship卷轴 scroll蜡染 batik泥人 clay figure漆画 lacquer painting唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty景泰蓝 cloisonné文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study --- a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper08戏剧文化皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show说书 story-telling叠罗汉 make a human pyramid折子戏 opera highlights踩高跷 stilt walk哑剧 pantomime; mime哑剧演员 pantomimist戏剧小品 skit马戏 circus show单口相声 monologue comic talk, standup comedy特技表演 stunt相声 witty dialogue comedy, comic cross talk杂技 acrobatics京韵大鼓 the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment秦腔 Shaanxi opera09国粹术语生 (男性正面角色) male (the positive male role)旦 (女性正面角色) female (the positive female role)净 (性格鲜明的男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character丑 (幽默滑稽或反面角色) a clown or a negative role花脸 painted role歌舞喜剧 musical滑稽场面, 搞笑小噱头 shtick滑稽短剧 skit京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask10汉语汉字 Chinese character单音节 single syllable汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters阳平 level tone阴平 rising tone上声 falling-rising tone去声 falling tone五言绝句 five-character quatrain七言律诗 seven-character octave八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing11文化遗产重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts文物 cultural relics中国画 traditional Chinese painting书法 calligraphy水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting中国结 Chinese knot旗袍 Cheongsam中山装 Chinese tunic suit唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing),Tang suit12艺术词汇文人 men of letters雅士 refined scholars表演艺术 performing art现代流行艺术 popular art, pop art纯艺术 high art高雅艺术 refined art电影艺术 cinematographic art戏剧艺术 theatrical art才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies13中国意念词中国意念词(Chinesenesses)八卦 trigram阴、阳 yin, yang道 Dao(cf. logo)江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’ world)e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’ world. (人在江湖,身不由己)道 Daoism(Taoism)上火 excessive internal heat儒学 Confucianism红学(《红楼梦》研究) redology世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia开放 kaifang (Chinese openness to the outside world)大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on …合乎国情,顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people乱摊派,乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty治则兴,乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline14中国新兴事物
中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted Things)中国电信China Telecom 中国移动China Mobile 十五计划the 10th Five-Year Plan中国电脑联网Chinanet 三峡工程the Three Gorges Project 希望工程Project Hope京九铁路Beijing CKowloon Railway 扶贫工程Anti-Poverty Project菜篮子工程Vegetable Basket Project 温饱工程Decent-Life Project安居工程Economy Housing Project 扫黄Porn-Purging Campaign 西部大开发Go-West Campaign15中国传统饮食中国独特的传统饮食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)馄饨wonton锅贴guotie (fried jiaozi)花卷steamed twisted rolls套餐set meal盒饭box lunch; Chinese take-away米豆腐rice tofu魔芋豆腐konjak tofu米粉rice noodles冰糖葫芦a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)火锅chafing dish八宝饭eight-treasure rice pudding粉丝glass noodles豆腐脑jellied bean curd16中国传统喜庆节日中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)国庆节 National Day中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival春节 Spring Festival元宵节 Lantern Festival儿童节 Children’s Day端午节 Dragon Boat Festival妇女节 Women’s Day泼水节 Water-Splashing Day教师节 Teachers’ Day五四青年节 Youth DayEND